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In early twentieth-century New York, Sacha Kessler's ability to see witches earns him an apprenticeship to the police department's star Inquisitor, Maximillian Wolf, to help stop magical crime and, with fellow apprentice Lily Astral, Sacha investigates who is trying to kill Thomas Edison, whose mechanical witch detector that could unleash the worst witch-hunt in American history.
Is The Inquisitor's Apprentice appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 10 and up.
A middle grade fantasy mystery set in early 1900s New York featuring magic, detective work, and themes of prejudice. Magical crime investigations include peril but no graphic violence.
What to know going in
This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and clean language.
Who'll love this
Readers will love this adventure about a boy who can see witches teaming up to solve magical mysteries and stop a famous inventor.